MBA: Commercial/Multifamily Delinquencies Continue to Rise

Tue, 2009-06-02 15:54

Delinquencies on commercial and multifamily mortgages are now at their highest point since the 2001 recession, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's quarterly survey. Below is a paragraph from the MBA's release as well as the 10-page report.

Between the fourth quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009, the 30+ day delinquency rate on loans held in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) rose 0.68 percentage points to 1.85 percent. The 60+ day delinquency rate on loans held in life insurance company portfolios rose 0.05 percentage points to 0.12 percent. The 60+ day delinquency rate on multifamily loans held or insured by Fannie Mae rose 0.04 percentage points to 0.34 percent. The 90+ day delinquency rate on multifamily loans held or insured by Freddie Mac rose 0.08 percentage points to 0.09 percent. (Note that in June 2008, Freddie Mac began reporting multifamily delinquencies as those loans 90+ days delinquent. Prior to that time the reported numbers are for loans 60+ days delinquent). The 90+day delinquency rate on loans held by FDIC-insured banks and thrifts rose 0.66 percentage points to 2.28 percent.